Hobby-horse



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J. AI GRANDALL.

HOBBY HORSE.

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JESSE A. ORANDALL, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

HOBBY-HORSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,571, dated July l2,1887.

Application filed April S, 18:7.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that l, Jnssn A. CaANDALr.,of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of N ew York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hobby-Horses; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference mark edthereon,which form part of this specication, in which- Figure l is aside view of my improved hobby-horse or childrens swing in position foruse. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section through Fig. l.Fig. 3 is a cross section on line x x, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view showingthe parts closed for transportation.

This invention relates to improvements in swings for children, and hasspecial reference to hobby-horses, its object being to provide a horsethat will swing freely in a longitudinal direction, which can beadjusted to different heightsato suit varying sizes of owners, and whichcan be folded into a comparatively small space whennot in use or forstorage. Thesel ends I attain by the present invention, which consistsin the peculiar and novel arrangement of parts, hereinafter described,illustrated in the drawings, and particularly designated in the claims.

Referring to the drawings byletter, A designates the base piece orsupport of the device, upon which the folding parts are mounted. Thisbase consists of a rectangular board,whieh may be suitably ornamented topresent a neat appearance, and is preferably mounted on suitable shortlegs at its end for the purpose of steadying the device when in use.

At the opposite end of base A are suitably hinged the standards B, sothat they can be folded toward or from each other on the base. Thestandards B are prcferablymade of metal in ornamental design, and havetheir bases widened and bifurcated, forming two hingelegs, b b, for eachstandard, which are engaged by eyes a a on base A, as shown.

About centrally of the height of standards B B, on their opposing innerfaces, are formed or secured the eyes or lugs C C, which are engaged byhook-rods D, the lower ends of which are secured to eye-screws c c,which are secured at suitable points to base A between Si rial No.QHflOG.

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standards B B, and by which means the standards are held upright, or inother desired position, by adjustingiscrews c c, closer or farther frolntheir respective standards B B.

It will be observed that the rods D thus serve both to support andadjust the hinged standards.

E E designate angular rods journaled aty their bends in suitablebearings formed in the upper ends of standards B B, as shown. From theirbends the opposite pieces, c e, ofthe rods extend parallel with eachother a distance nearly equal in length with the standards B. The rods EE are swung inward toward each other, and have the lower ends of theirrespect-ive side pieces, e c, suitably connected to the correspondingend of the swinging body or seat. In the drawings I have represented adummy-horse, H, employed as the seat. This horse has its front and rearlegs, F F, made separate, and each suitably journaled by a boltor pin,f, to the body, as shown. The lower ends of the front legs are connectedto the pieces e of one rod, E, and similarly the rear legs, F, to theother rod, E. The connec tion is preferably made by turning the. ends ofpieces e at right angles thereto and in opposite directions and passingthese ends through corresponding openings, j", in the hoofs7 of legs F,which may be provided with suitable metallic bushings to prevent wearwhen the horse is made of wood.

G G designate four rods, pivoted at one end in suitable manner to thebody of the horse, on the under side, and about centrally between thepairs of legs F F. The free ends of these rods are notched and adaptedto engage pins or studs g g, secured to the inner sides of legs F F, asshown, two of the rods G being used with the front pair of the legs andtwo with the rear pair. By means of rods G and pins g the legs of thehorse arelocked and prevented from turning outward when in use,and thusletting the body of the horse fall. By employing several pins g on eachleg f at different points thereon, the bars G can be engaged with thevarious corresponding pins and change the position of the horse, andthcrebyin a degree effect the elevating or lowering of the same, as isevident, in addition to the adjustment afforded by screws c. The

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body of the horse may be finished and equipped in any suitable manner.Now,when the horse is in the position shown in Fig. 1, it is obviousthat it is free to swing or oscillate longitudinally, the swing-rods E Eand their described connections affording a safe and noiseless movementfor the same. If it is desired to have the device in one particular partof the room only, the base A can be dispensed with, the standards BB andscrews c c being secured direct to the floor.

It will be observed that by adjusting the screws c, and through themvarying the positions of standards B B, the height of the body H abovethe floor or base A is varied, and by t employing several screws c foreach rod D the body H can be quickly raised or lowered to accommodatedifferent riders.

When it is desired to fold the swing for transportation or other cause,the rods D are disengaged from the screws c and the standards B B turnedinward, folding ybeneath the seat with their rods E, and thus lettingthe seat down upon the base A. Where the horse isemployed, after theparts are lowered as described, the rods G are unhookedfrom legs F, andthis allows the legs to turn upward and permits the body H to'lie closeto base A,

as shown in Fig. 4. This is a valuable feature,

as less room is required for storing or transporting the swing, and itis, when so closed, more easily handled.

Having described my invention, I claiml1. Thecombinatiomwith twooppositehinged standards adjustable toward or from each other,andswinging rods journaled by their upper ends in the tops of the standardsand inclining inwardly to and pivotally connectedwith the body, so as tosupport the latter and permit its oscillation,of the rods pivotallyconnected to the standardsA and engaging proper retaining devicessecured to the support for the same and serving-to both supportthestandards and 'to adjust` the positions of the same and consequentelevation of the body or seat, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the two opposite hinged standards and the rodsD and screweyes c, for supporting and holding them in varying positions,of the cranked rods E, `journaled at their bends in the upper ends ofthe standards andl swinging freely thereon, and having their lower endspivotally secured to the body of the seat, all constructed and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with suitable opposite standards, having swingingcrank-rods E journaled in their-upper ends, of the body H, havingpivoted legs F F connected to the ends of rods E and swinging the bodythereon, and means, substantially as describedyfor locking legs'F F tohold the body H in proper position, all constructed and arrangedsubstantially as specified.

4. The combination of hinged standards B and means for holding them invarious positions, substantially as described, a-nd the rods E,journaled inthe upper ends of said standards, with the body-H, havingpivotedlegs F F connected at their lower ends to the ends of rods E, andthe hook-rods G, pivoted to the body II and engaging suitable pins onthelegs F to lock the same when in use, all constructed substantially'as and' for the purpose specified.

l5. The combination of base A,having standards B hinged toits oppositeends, rods D,and screw-eyes c, for adjusting the position of saidstandards, with the body H, having pivoted vlegs F, rods G, engaginglugs g on said legs,`

and swinging rods EE, journaled at their bend in the u-pper'ends ofstandards B'B and' j ournaled by their cranked lower ends to theircorresponding legs,FF, of body H,all constructed and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose specified. Y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing` as my own I affix my signaturein presence of y two witnesses.

Jnssn A. CRANDALL.

Vitnesses:

NOAH TnBBnTTs, JOHN H. FULCHER.

